Family Megalaimidae Blyth 1852 (Asian barbets)
Aves - Piciformes - Megalaimidae
Parent taxon: Piciformes according to J. del Hoyo et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Lybiidae, Pici, Picidae, Picoidae, Pristineanis, Ramphastidae, Semnornithidae, Sylphornithidae
Subtaxa: Caloramphinae Megalaiminae
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Megalaimidae in the database